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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
and Symptoms ... motor weakness (late ... sign) • Hand ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... Management: - ... Compromise of growth plate ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Diagnosis #Management
BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event) Algorithm

ALTE (Apparent Life Threatening Event) is out, replaced with a new
ALTE (Apparent ... new definition and ... Unexplained Event) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #ALTE
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
complications occur late ... motion • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis ... and Stages Clinical ... Severe AS) - Late ... #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... onto outstretched hand ... • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... onto outstretched hand ... can't make A-OK sign ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
: Pathogenesis and ... spinal column) • Late ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
dislocation, due to EDS ... and/or volar plate ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... & Fe Sucrose > alt ... • Supplement folate ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... #diagnosis #management